T-ara N4 | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop |
Years active | 2013 |
Labels | MBK |
Spinoff of | T-ara |
Past members | |
Website | T-ara N4 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 티아라 엔포 |
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Revised Romanization | Tiara Enpo |
McCune–Reischauer | T'iara Enp'o |
T-ara N4 was the first official sub-group of South Korean girl group T-ara, composed of Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon and previously Areum until her departure from the main group in July 2013. The sub-group only released an EP, Jeon Won Diary in April 2013.
In late March 2013, T-ara's agency Core Contents Media were in the midst of forming a new unit from the group with the members Eunjung, Areum, Jiyeon and Hyomin. The unit's name, T-ara N4 (which stands for "T-ara Brand New 4") was revealed April 12, 2013.[1] T-ara previously tried sub-units with the promotions of their sixth Japanese single "Bunny Style!", in which the B-sides were sung by units of two and three members; however it would be their first time official unit activities.[2]
T-ara N4's debut single, "Jeon Won Diary" (전원일기; Jeon-won Ilgi), was inspired by the 1980s South Korean drama of the same name.[3] Produced by Duble Sidekick, the song is said to have "funky and intense" dance music combined with elements of hip-hop,[4] with the main motif of "Jeon Won Diary" about breaking away from the same everyday routine.[3]
On July 10, 2013, Areum left the group to pursue her solo career.[5] Core Contents Media announced that Dani would replace Areum's positions in T-ara N4 only, which Dani originally revealed to joined as the ninth member of T-ara in 2012[6][7] As of October 2014, their agency initiated Dani to not be part of T-ara N4 and would continued her training under the agency.
Year | Title | Peak positions | Digital Sales | |||||||||
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KOR Gaon [8] |
KOR Billboard [9] | |||||||||||
2013 | "Jeon Won Diary" | 11 | 15 |
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2013 | "Can We Love" | — | — |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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Synnara Awards | 2013 | Best Album | Jeon Won Diary | Nominated | [10] |
MTV Best of The Best Awards | best Sub-unit | T-ara N4 | Nominated | ||
SBS Pop Asia Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | [11] | ||
Inkigayo Awards | Best Popular Song | Jeon Won Diary | Nominated |